1 00:00:06,019 --> 00:00:08,029 [indistinct reciting] 2 00:00:08,050 --> 00:00:10,180 female narrator: The House of Windsor. 3 00:00:10,199 --> 00:00:15,259 Ruled over by a dutiful queen, Elizabeth II. 4 00:00:15,279 --> 00:00:18,059 - God help me to make good my vow, 5 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:22,109 and God bless all of you who are willing to share in it. 6 00:00:23,269 --> 00:00:26,049 narrator: As she watches her beloved grandson 7 00:00:26,070 --> 00:00:28,150 marry his American bride... 8 00:00:28,170 --> 00:00:31,030 - I, Harry, take you, Meghan. [cheers and applause] 9 00:00:31,050 --> 00:00:33,230 narrator: a new generation breathes life 10 00:00:33,250 --> 00:00:36,260 into an ancient institution. 11 00:00:37,210 --> 00:00:41,020 For nearly 70 years, the Queen has weathered 12 00:00:41,039 --> 00:00:43,179 scandal and tragedy. 13 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,170 - We have some very sad news to bring you. 14 00:00:45,189 --> 00:00:47,289 Princess Diana has died. 15 00:00:48,009 --> 00:00:51,259 narrator: And battled to remain relevant and respected. 16 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:55,020 - No institution should be free from the scrutiny 17 00:00:55,039 --> 00:00:58,089 of those who give it their loyalty and support. 18 00:00:58,109 --> 00:01:00,039 narrator: But in the 21st century, 19 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:04,260 the pressures of being royal are more intense than ever. 20 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:07,190 - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, they're stepping back 21 00:01:07,209 --> 00:01:10,229 from their senior roles in the royal family. 22 00:01:10,250 --> 00:01:13,010 - I will not be bullied into playing a game 23 00:01:13,030 --> 00:01:14,240 that's killed my mum. 24 00:01:14,260 --> 00:01:17,120 narrator: As the Queen nears the end of her reign, 25 00:01:17,140 --> 00:01:21,210 can she ensure the survival of the monarchy? 26 00:01:21,230 --> 00:01:24,210 [dramatic music] 27 00:01:24,230 --> 00:01:28,080 ♪ ♪ 28 00:01:30,289 --> 00:01:33,269 [quiet dramatic music] 29 00:01:33,289 --> 00:01:36,149 ♪ ♪ 30 00:01:36,170 --> 00:01:39,200 [melancholy music] 31 00:01:39,219 --> 00:01:42,109 ♪ ♪ 32 00:01:42,129 --> 00:01:44,209 - Prince Charles arrived in a cortege at the 33 00:01:44,229 --> 00:01:46,279 Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, 34 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:51,200 flanked by the presidential guard, a rare French tribute. 35 00:01:52,259 --> 00:01:56,029 narrator: Only hours after learning of Diana's death, 36 00:01:56,049 --> 00:02:00,039 Charles flies to Paris to retrieve her body. 37 00:02:02,219 --> 00:02:04,219 - Prince Charles was really obliterated by her death. 38 00:02:04,239 --> 00:02:07,259 He was absolutely stricken, absolutely stricken. 39 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:10,170 He said, "I kept thinking of that young girl 40 00:02:10,189 --> 00:02:12,019 that I married." 41 00:02:15,199 --> 00:02:17,189 - He'd had difficulties with Diana. 42 00:02:17,210 --> 00:02:21,180 Their marriage had not worked. But he still loved her. 43 00:02:21,199 --> 00:02:23,199 She was the mother of his children. 44 00:02:23,219 --> 00:02:26,159 And this was the most shocking and terrible 45 00:02:26,180 --> 00:02:28,100 and ghastly thing to happen. 46 00:02:29,289 --> 00:02:32,099 narrator: That night, Charles returns to Balmoral 47 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:36,070 to be with his sons, William and Harry. 48 00:02:37,199 --> 00:02:41,179 - Charles's priority was those boys. 49 00:02:41,199 --> 00:02:44,199 He was desperately worried about them. 50 00:02:44,219 --> 00:02:47,289 They were at a very tender, difficult sort of age, 51 00:02:48,009 --> 00:02:50,129 15 and 12. 52 00:02:50,150 --> 00:02:53,200 - I rang up Queen Elizabeth to say how awful, 53 00:02:53,219 --> 00:02:56,179 and that I hope the boys are all right. 54 00:02:56,199 --> 00:03:00,019 And--and she said, "I think they're in total shock. 55 00:03:00,039 --> 00:03:02,209 They haven't cried." 56 00:03:02,229 --> 00:03:07,239 - The immediate reaction of the royal family was to say, 57 00:03:07,259 --> 00:03:11,149 "We must hunker down, protect the children. 58 00:03:11,169 --> 00:03:14,179 "There will be formalities that--that will follow, 59 00:03:14,199 --> 00:03:17,119 but that's what we do." 60 00:03:17,139 --> 00:03:21,149 narrator: But the country is in no mood for formality. 61 00:03:21,170 --> 00:03:22,260 - [sobbing] 62 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,030 - She was different. I'd say the rest were stiff. 63 00:03:25,050 --> 00:03:27,200 She weren't. She was like one of us. 64 00:03:27,219 --> 00:03:30,109 One of the people. 65 00:03:30,129 --> 00:03:33,159 [plaintive music] 66 00:03:33,180 --> 00:03:35,080 ♪ ♪ 67 00:03:35,099 --> 00:03:37,159 - It's a shock. 68 00:03:37,180 --> 00:03:41,200 - The people felt so emotional about Diana. 69 00:03:41,219 --> 00:03:46,009 It was because she had-- had an extraordinary connection 70 00:03:46,030 --> 00:03:48,200 with everybody. 71 00:03:48,219 --> 00:03:51,109 People felt a kinship with her. 72 00:03:51,129 --> 00:03:56,179 It was like your own beloved friend, mother, sister 73 00:03:56,199 --> 00:03:58,219 had died. 74 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,140 - She was just a lovely person. 75 00:04:00,159 --> 00:04:02,049 We all hoped that we could be like her. 76 00:04:02,069 --> 00:04:06,049 - Everybody loved Diana. [sobbing] 77 00:04:06,069 --> 00:04:08,199 - People were crying in the street. 78 00:04:08,219 --> 00:04:11,259 Men were sitting on park benches crying. 79 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:15,210 It was a very un-British thing to do, the public mourning. 80 00:04:17,019 --> 00:04:21,149 - Britain was completely consumed by this emotion, 81 00:04:21,170 --> 00:04:24,060 this grief, this sense of loss. 82 00:04:24,079 --> 00:04:26,069 - [indistinct speech and sobbing] 83 00:04:26,089 --> 00:04:29,279 - She was this beautiful young woman, 84 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,120 whose rise and then fall within the royal family 85 00:04:33,139 --> 00:04:37,159 had been played out very publicly. 86 00:04:38,220 --> 00:04:40,190 narrator: In the early hours of the morning, 87 00:04:40,209 --> 00:04:43,179 after news had broken of Diana's death, 88 00:04:43,199 --> 00:04:47,069 the Palace issued a short statement. 89 00:04:47,090 --> 00:04:49,040 - Buckingham Palace said, "The Queen and the Prince 90 00:04:49,060 --> 00:04:51,260 of Wales were deeply shocked and distressed 91 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:53,139 by this terrible news." 92 00:04:53,159 --> 00:04:56,159 - That was it. And to the population, 93 00:04:56,180 --> 00:05:01,160 to this grieving population, it seemed like nothing. 94 00:05:01,180 --> 00:05:03,200 - I think the public were waiting for the Queen 95 00:05:03,220 --> 00:05:05,140 to lead the mourning. 96 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,160 And she didn't. 97 00:05:07,180 --> 00:05:14,100 - And into this vacuum steps the Prime Minister Tony Blair. 98 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:18,200 - I feel like everyone else in this country today. 99 00:05:18,220 --> 00:05:21,100 Utterly devastated. 100 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:27,020 She was the people's princess, 101 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:32,200 and that's how she will stay, how she will remain 102 00:05:32,220 --> 00:05:36,180 in our hearts and in our memories forever. 103 00:05:36,199 --> 00:05:38,079 Thank you. 104 00:05:38,100 --> 00:05:39,230 - He coined this wonderful phrase about 105 00:05:39,250 --> 00:05:43,270 "the people's princess," and, um, it struck a chord, 106 00:05:43,290 --> 00:05:49,080 and it seemed to--to sum up the feelings of a country 107 00:05:49,100 --> 00:05:51,260 in a paralysis of grief, if you like, and shock 108 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:55,059 in a way that the Queen did not do. 109 00:05:55,079 --> 00:05:56,289 [quiet tense music] 110 00:05:57,009 --> 00:06:00,129 - The grief really mounts over the days to come. 111 00:06:00,149 --> 00:06:02,089 And when the Queen doesn't come, 112 00:06:02,110 --> 00:06:06,210 when the Queen says nothing, it seems like she is cold, 113 00:06:06,230 --> 00:06:11,260 unfeeling, so you see this real public relations disaster 114 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:13,139 building up. 115 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:16,110 - The monarchy is about symbolism. 116 00:06:16,129 --> 00:06:19,129 And the main symbol we wanted was a flag 117 00:06:19,149 --> 00:06:23,089 lowered to half mast out of respect of Diana. 118 00:06:23,110 --> 00:06:26,160 And there was no flag flying on Buckingham Palace. 119 00:06:26,180 --> 00:06:28,250 - Well, they must be very, very cold-hearted 120 00:06:28,269 --> 00:06:31,189 not to have a flag up. 121 00:06:31,209 --> 00:06:35,029 - One of their biggest failures was sticking rigidly 122 00:06:35,050 --> 00:06:39,110 to protocol that a flag only flies if the Queen 123 00:06:39,129 --> 00:06:40,189 is in residence. 124 00:06:40,209 --> 00:06:44,159 That was a real error of judgement. 125 00:06:44,180 --> 00:06:46,290 - Very, very, very disgraceful, I find their behavior. 126 00:06:47,009 --> 00:06:49,099 Very disgraceful. - What do you think, madam? 127 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,140 - I think it's disgusting that they have not appeared 128 00:06:51,159 --> 00:06:53,089 or said a word. 129 00:06:53,110 --> 00:06:55,010 - There was a vehemence to it. 130 00:06:55,029 --> 00:07:00,049 There was an undercurrent of real hostility and anger. 131 00:07:00,069 --> 00:07:03,199 This was the most criticism the Queen had ever received, 132 00:07:03,220 --> 00:07:06,070 really, in her reign. 133 00:07:10,079 --> 00:07:12,109 - Just one hour ago, the Queen, accompanied by 134 00:07:12,129 --> 00:07:14,219 Princess Margaret, left Balmoral. 135 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,040 They were driven by the Duke of Edinburgh on their way 136 00:07:17,060 --> 00:07:19,170 to Buckingham Palace. 137 00:07:19,189 --> 00:07:22,069 narrator: Five days after Diana's death, 138 00:07:22,089 --> 00:07:25,179 the Queen returns to London. 139 00:07:25,199 --> 00:07:28,129 Grief has turned to anger. 140 00:07:28,149 --> 00:07:32,189 She is advised her silence cannot continue. 141 00:07:32,209 --> 00:07:33,269 - And now, to London. 142 00:07:33,290 --> 00:07:35,200 The monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, 143 00:07:35,220 --> 00:07:39,070 is about to address her nation for the only the second time 144 00:07:39,090 --> 00:07:42,160 apart from her yearly Christmas broadcasts. 145 00:07:42,180 --> 00:07:45,200 - She has always hated giving live speeches. 146 00:07:45,220 --> 00:07:50,270 But she agreed that was the most effective thing to do. 147 00:07:50,290 --> 00:07:53,090 - What I say to you now, as your queen 148 00:07:53,110 --> 00:07:57,070 and as a grandmother, I say from my heart. 149 00:07:57,090 --> 00:08:02,070 - She used that key phrase-- "I as a--as a grandmother." 150 00:08:02,089 --> 00:08:04,109 She was bringing herself, William and Harry, 151 00:08:04,129 --> 00:08:07,049 into our living rooms. 152 00:08:07,069 --> 00:08:11,119 - First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. 153 00:08:11,139 --> 00:08:15,069 She was an exceptional and gifted human being. 154 00:08:15,089 --> 00:08:19,119 I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, 155 00:08:19,139 --> 00:08:23,029 join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, 156 00:08:23,050 --> 00:08:27,020 and gratitude for her all too short life. 157 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,230 - Nobody knew quite what the funeral was going to bring, 158 00:08:29,250 --> 00:08:31,140 what the mood was gonna be, 159 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,190 how were the public going to react. 160 00:08:33,210 --> 00:08:36,130 - The Queen has gotta lead her family in the face of 161 00:08:36,149 --> 00:08:38,289 public anger and animosity. 162 00:08:39,009 --> 00:08:41,059 It's make or break time. 163 00:08:45,210 --> 00:08:48,190 [soft discordant music] 164 00:08:48,210 --> 00:08:52,040 ♪ ♪ 165 00:08:52,059 --> 00:08:55,089 - The gun carriage emerged slowly from Kensington Palace 166 00:08:55,110 --> 00:08:57,290 shortly after 9:00 this morning. 167 00:08:58,009 --> 00:09:00,099 There were only two perceptible sounds-- 168 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:04,200 horseshoes on tarmac and human wailing. 169 00:09:04,220 --> 00:09:07,100 [scattered wailing and shouts] 170 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:10,280 - The day of the funeral, the procession comes past 171 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,070 Buckingham Palace, and the Queen comes out 172 00:09:14,090 --> 00:09:19,220 and stands and waits while the funeral procession goes past. 173 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:23,000 The Queen bows to nobody, um, ever. 174 00:09:23,019 --> 00:09:29,069 And here is the Queen making a bow to her daughter-in-law. 175 00:09:29,090 --> 00:09:32,230 narrator: The cortege is then joined by Prince Charles, 176 00:09:32,250 --> 00:09:38,010 his father Prince Philip, Diana's brother Earl Spencer, 177 00:09:38,029 --> 00:09:42,279 and the two young princes, William and Harry. 178 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,030 - We were all astonished to see William and Harry 179 00:09:46,049 --> 00:09:50,159 following their mother's coffin on that gun carriage. 180 00:09:50,179 --> 00:09:54,049 - William was being stalwart. 181 00:09:54,070 --> 00:09:56,100 Harry looked like he was just suffering. 182 00:09:56,120 --> 00:10:01,050 I mean, literally, he was too young to hide anything. 183 00:10:01,070 --> 00:10:03,290 - People were stunned by the sight of that wreath 184 00:10:04,009 --> 00:10:06,289 on the top of the coffin, the white lilies, 185 00:10:07,009 --> 00:10:10,069 and the simple word, "Mummy." 186 00:10:10,090 --> 00:10:13,150 [mournful music] 187 00:10:13,169 --> 00:10:15,129 [bell rings] 188 00:10:15,149 --> 00:10:18,009 ♪ ♪ 189 00:10:18,029 --> 00:10:21,149 - I stand before you today, the representative of a family 190 00:10:21,169 --> 00:10:25,049 in grief, in a country in mourning, 191 00:10:25,070 --> 00:10:27,200 before a world in shock. 192 00:10:27,220 --> 00:10:30,130 narrator: Watched by millions around the world, 193 00:10:30,149 --> 00:10:35,179 Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, gives the eulogy. 194 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:39,210 - William and Harry, we all care desperately for you today. 195 00:10:39,230 --> 00:10:44,010 How great your suffering is, we cannot even imagine. 196 00:10:44,029 --> 00:10:46,239 narrator: Spencer vows that his family will protect 197 00:10:46,259 --> 00:10:52,279 William and Harry, and honor Diana's wishes for her sons. 198 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:56,200 - We, your blood family, will do all we can to continue 199 00:10:56,220 --> 00:10:59,230 the imaginative and loving way in which you were steering 200 00:10:59,250 --> 00:11:03,270 these two exceptional young men so that their souls are not 201 00:11:03,289 --> 00:11:06,139 simply immersed by duty and tradition, 202 00:11:06,159 --> 00:11:10,039 but can sing openly as you planned. 203 00:11:10,059 --> 00:11:12,129 - He was throwing down the gauntlet, really, 204 00:11:12,149 --> 00:11:14,089 at the monarchy. 205 00:11:14,110 --> 00:11:17,260 Charles was absolutely furious because he regarded this 206 00:11:17,279 --> 00:11:21,139 as an attack on him, as somebody who had stifled 207 00:11:21,159 --> 00:11:26,049 her spirit and perhaps stifled the spirit of his boys. 208 00:11:26,070 --> 00:11:30,060 - I'm so proud to be able to call my sister, the unique, 209 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:34,200 the complex, the extraordinary and irreplaceable, Diana-- 210 00:11:34,220 --> 00:11:37,290 whose beauty, both internal and external, 211 00:11:38,009 --> 00:11:42,009 will never be extinguished from our minds. 212 00:11:45,129 --> 00:11:48,029 - It sounded, to us, inside the Abbey, 213 00:11:48,049 --> 00:11:51,119 like the patter of rain on the roof. 214 00:11:51,139 --> 00:11:53,159 And then it got louder and louder, and we thought, 215 00:11:53,179 --> 00:11:55,249 "A thunderstorm? Hailstorms?" No. 216 00:11:55,269 --> 00:11:57,149 [cheers and applause] 217 00:11:57,169 --> 00:12:01,289 It was clapping from the many, many thousands outside. 218 00:12:02,009 --> 00:12:04,029 And the applause went right through those famous 219 00:12:04,049 --> 00:12:07,099 Great West doors, and up the Abbey. 220 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,140 [dramatic music] 221 00:12:09,159 --> 00:12:12,209 - I think it reflected the mood of the nation at the time. 222 00:12:12,230 --> 00:12:14,250 And they felt that this woman had suffered at the hands 223 00:12:14,269 --> 00:12:17,249 of the royal family. 224 00:12:17,269 --> 00:12:19,189 - Prince Charles felt a lot of fear. 225 00:12:19,210 --> 00:12:22,190 I mean, he really kept saying, "They're going to blame me." 226 00:12:22,210 --> 00:12:24,290 He felt that the public would turn on him 227 00:12:25,009 --> 00:12:28,129 and blame him for her death. 228 00:12:28,149 --> 00:12:31,069 And he was absolutely right about that. 229 00:12:32,029 --> 00:12:34,109 - He was utterly vilified. 230 00:12:34,129 --> 00:12:39,079 The public felt that if he had loved Diana properly, 231 00:12:39,100 --> 00:12:40,190 then she would never have been 232 00:12:40,210 --> 00:12:42,270 in that tunnel with Dodi Fayed, 233 00:12:42,289 --> 00:12:45,239 and she would therefore not have been killed. 234 00:12:47,019 --> 00:12:49,259 - He had to know that the majority of people 235 00:12:49,279 --> 00:12:53,029 in the country, especially the women, would've said, 236 00:12:53,049 --> 00:12:56,249 "You did that to her. You weren't in love with her, 237 00:12:56,269 --> 00:12:58,199 you were in love with somebody else." 238 00:12:58,220 --> 00:13:00,120 That's how angry people were. 239 00:13:00,139 --> 00:13:02,089 [horse hooves clopping] 240 00:13:02,110 --> 00:13:04,090 narrator: In the months after the funeral, 241 00:13:04,110 --> 00:13:06,200 it's the woman Diana blamed for the breakup 242 00:13:06,220 --> 00:13:09,060 of her marriage who becomes the target 243 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:14,090 of public hostility: Camilla Parker-Bowles. 244 00:13:14,110 --> 00:13:18,090 - The public were still madly in love with Diana 245 00:13:18,110 --> 00:13:22,150 and Diana's memory, and every time they heard mention 246 00:13:22,169 --> 00:13:27,049 of Camilla, it brought back a bad memory. 247 00:13:27,070 --> 00:13:29,060 narrator: By now, Charles's relationship with Camilla 248 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:33,120 was common knowledge, but it still had to be conducted 249 00:13:33,139 --> 00:13:36,149 behind closed doors. 250 00:13:36,169 --> 00:13:40,049 - The Queen knew precisely how damaging Camilla and her 251 00:13:40,070 --> 00:13:43,240 relationship with Charles had been for the monarchy. 252 00:13:43,259 --> 00:13:45,189 - The Queen was utterly ruthless. 253 00:13:45,210 --> 00:13:48,050 I mean, in that period, she and Phillip made it 254 00:13:48,070 --> 00:13:51,020 absolutely clear that Camilla was not welcome, 255 00:13:51,039 --> 00:13:53,129 and they would not be seen with her. 256 00:13:53,149 --> 00:13:55,139 [dramatic music] 257 00:13:55,159 --> 00:13:58,259 - On Charles's 50th birthday, the Queen gave a party for him 258 00:13:58,279 --> 00:14:02,159 at Buckingham Palace, to which Camilla was not invited. 259 00:14:02,179 --> 00:14:08,169 - Charles, tonight's-- tonight's party is a tribute 260 00:14:08,190 --> 00:14:11,000 to all that you have achieved. 261 00:14:11,019 --> 00:14:14,079 narrator: The Queen's praise for her son conceals tension 262 00:14:14,100 --> 00:14:16,200 behind the scenes. 263 00:14:16,220 --> 00:14:19,170 - Charles was being told by his mother, 264 00:14:19,190 --> 00:14:22,080 the way this--this whole situation is solved 265 00:14:22,100 --> 00:14:25,010 is Camilla must go. 266 00:14:25,029 --> 00:14:27,059 narrator: But less than 18 months after the death 267 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:32,020 of Diana, Charles openly defies the Queen. 268 00:14:32,039 --> 00:14:34,129 - The British media had been tipped off by Charles's 269 00:14:34,149 --> 00:14:39,249 press secretaries that there would be a departure picture. 270 00:14:39,269 --> 00:14:42,119 narrator: Prince Charles is about to make a very public 271 00:14:42,139 --> 00:14:47,029 statement to his mother and to the British people. 272 00:14:47,049 --> 00:14:49,029 [cheers and applause] 273 00:14:49,049 --> 00:14:51,239 - Suddenly, there was this game-changer of a moment 274 00:14:51,259 --> 00:14:54,119 when Charles and Camilla appeared on the steps 275 00:14:54,139 --> 00:14:57,249 and paused for that image. 276 00:14:59,259 --> 00:15:02,179 Prince Charles was saying, "This woman is going to be 277 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:05,090 by my side, whether you like it or not." 278 00:15:10,190 --> 00:15:13,220 [mournful bagpipe music] 279 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:19,010 ♪ ♪ 280 00:15:19,029 --> 00:15:21,089 - The sound a piper playing a lament 281 00:15:21,110 --> 00:15:24,220 heralded the departure of Princess Margaret's coffin. 282 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,050 narrator: At the age of 71, the Queen's sister, 283 00:15:29,070 --> 00:15:35,110 Princess Margaret, dies after years of ill health. 284 00:15:35,129 --> 00:15:37,229 - Margaret was the Queen's 285 00:15:37,250 --> 00:15:40,010 closest companion in many ways. 286 00:15:40,029 --> 00:15:45,039 I mean, she had been there with her when suddenly 287 00:15:45,059 --> 00:15:49,259 their father had to step up and become king. 288 00:15:51,149 --> 00:15:53,279 - Elizabeth and Margaret really were 289 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,150 totally devoted to one another. 290 00:15:56,169 --> 00:15:58,189 The Queen was always the big sister. 291 00:15:58,210 --> 00:16:01,250 She was always looking out for Margaret. 292 00:16:01,269 --> 00:16:03,199 - She was able to confide in her. 293 00:16:03,220 --> 00:16:06,250 They were best friends as children, 294 00:16:06,269 --> 00:16:11,219 and they'd still remained extremely close. 295 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:14,150 narrator: And Just seven weeks after the death of her 296 00:16:14,169 --> 00:16:18,079 beloved sister, the Queen suffers another 297 00:16:18,100 --> 00:16:20,230 devastating loss. 298 00:16:20,250 --> 00:16:26,290 Her mother, Queen Elizabeth, dies at the age of 101. 299 00:16:27,009 --> 00:16:29,079 - It was horrible for the Queen. 300 00:16:29,100 --> 00:16:33,170 Her mother and her sister, the two closest women to her, 301 00:16:33,190 --> 00:16:38,170 two people who she could really talk to were gone. 302 00:16:39,179 --> 00:16:41,999 - For the Queen, it wasn't just the loss of a mother, 303 00:16:42,019 --> 00:16:44,229 which was deeply important to her, 304 00:16:44,250 --> 00:16:47,160 the loss of an advisor and a counsellor, 305 00:16:47,179 --> 00:16:53,139 but it was the loss of a contact with the past. 306 00:16:53,159 --> 00:16:56,149 - The Queen Mother embodied much of the 20th Century 307 00:16:56,169 --> 00:16:58,169 history of Britain, who'd married into the family 308 00:16:58,190 --> 00:17:01,290 in the 1920s, who'd been there through the abdication, 309 00:17:02,009 --> 00:17:04,099 through the Second World War. 310 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:07,239 - The Queen Mother was the most influential figure 311 00:17:07,259 --> 00:17:11,019 and the guiding light for her daughter. 312 00:17:11,039 --> 00:17:16,059 She was key in creating the blueprint for monarchy 313 00:17:16,079 --> 00:17:19,079 that her daughter would follow, and would, 314 00:17:19,099 --> 00:17:21,259 for the rest of her life, uphold. 315 00:17:21,279 --> 00:17:25,269 - Ever since my beloved mother died over a week ago, 316 00:17:25,289 --> 00:17:29,039 I have been deeply moved by the outpouring of affection 317 00:17:29,059 --> 00:17:31,069 which has accompanied her death. 318 00:17:32,289 --> 00:17:35,159 I thank you for the support you are giving me 319 00:17:35,180 --> 00:17:39,240 and my family as we come to terms with her death 320 00:17:39,259 --> 00:17:42,229 and the void she has left in our midst. 321 00:17:42,250 --> 00:17:45,090 - [indistinct shout] 322 00:17:45,109 --> 00:17:49,209 - On the day of the funeral, the Queen was being driven 323 00:17:49,230 --> 00:17:55,130 back from Westminster Abbey, and spontaneously 324 00:17:55,150 --> 00:17:57,240 everybody began to clap. 325 00:17:57,259 --> 00:17:59,039 [cheers and applause] 326 00:17:59,059 --> 00:18:01,009 - There was an outpouring 327 00:18:01,029 --> 00:18:03,079 of feeling for the Queen, 328 00:18:03,099 --> 00:18:06,189 who had to deal with first the death of her sister, 329 00:18:06,210 --> 00:18:09,200 and then the death of her mother. 330 00:18:09,220 --> 00:18:12,180 - The Queen Mother had occupied this position 331 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:15,090 of being the beloved grandmother. 332 00:18:15,109 --> 00:18:19,059 This beloved status, at that moment, 333 00:18:19,079 --> 00:18:21,229 transferred to the Queen. 334 00:18:21,250 --> 00:18:24,030 - [indistinct speech] 335 00:18:24,049 --> 00:18:27,089 - It felt like a significant shift, and in fact, 336 00:18:27,109 --> 00:18:30,249 you can almost date the resurgence in the Queen's 337 00:18:30,269 --> 00:18:35,089 popularity from that summer of 2002. 338 00:18:35,109 --> 00:18:38,159 [cheers and applause] 339 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:43,230 narrator: The Golden Jubilee, celebrating the 50th year 340 00:18:43,250 --> 00:18:47,160 of the Queen's reign, takes place just two months 341 00:18:47,180 --> 00:18:49,200 after the Queen Mother's funeral. 342 00:18:51,079 --> 00:18:54,039 - For a million people to go out on the streets of London 343 00:18:54,059 --> 00:18:58,089 and to express love for the Queen, after all the tragedies 344 00:18:58,109 --> 00:19:00,089 and mistakes of what had happened before, 345 00:19:00,109 --> 00:19:04,249 it was a big turning point, very important moment. 346 00:19:04,269 --> 00:19:07,239 [fireworks exploding] 347 00:19:07,259 --> 00:19:12,169 - I do think it was partly a sense of expelling 348 00:19:12,190 --> 00:19:15,150 that emotion that had built up post-Diana. 349 00:19:15,170 --> 00:19:19,210 It was a kind of national sigh of relief that we'd worked 350 00:19:19,230 --> 00:19:21,180 through that somehow. 351 00:19:23,019 --> 00:19:26,059 narrator: Joining the royal family for the celebrations 352 00:19:26,079 --> 00:19:28,259 is Camilla. 353 00:19:28,279 --> 00:19:32,159 - It was just the beginning of her acceptance 354 00:19:32,180 --> 00:19:36,040 by the royal family, which sort of conferred 355 00:19:36,059 --> 00:19:39,149 some respectability on her. 356 00:19:39,170 --> 00:19:42,120 - The Queen was not getting any younger. 357 00:19:42,140 --> 00:19:44,160 Would it be better to have 358 00:19:44,180 --> 00:19:47,200 an unmarried Charles on the throne 359 00:19:47,220 --> 00:19:51,070 with this woman hidden away in the background, 360 00:19:51,089 --> 00:19:54,089 or possibly a married Charles? 361 00:19:54,109 --> 00:19:55,259 [indistinct insistent chatter] 362 00:19:55,279 --> 00:19:59,279 - In the end, it just looked too undignified 363 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:04,060 that this couple, by then, you know, in their 50s, 364 00:20:04,079 --> 00:20:06,229 were not allowed to become man and wife. 365 00:20:06,250 --> 00:20:11,060 Do you really want, you know, the heir, the future king, 366 00:20:11,079 --> 00:20:14,009 just to have a mistress on the side? 367 00:20:14,029 --> 00:20:17,259 [dramatic music] 368 00:20:17,279 --> 00:20:20,019 narrator: After centuries of opposition 369 00:20:20,039 --> 00:20:22,059 to divorcés remarrying, 370 00:20:22,079 --> 00:20:25,089 the Church of England relaxes its rules. 371 00:20:25,109 --> 00:20:28,179 With the constitutional obstacle removed, 372 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:31,010 Charles and Camilla are finally married. 373 00:20:31,029 --> 00:20:32,139 [applause] 374 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:33,250 - The secret of the success 375 00:20:33,269 --> 00:20:36,069 of the Royal Family has always been 376 00:20:36,089 --> 00:20:38,239 reflecting the age in which they live. 377 00:20:38,259 --> 00:20:42,179 The Queen and Prince Philip reflect their generation. 378 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:44,230 Charles and Camilla reflect theirs. 379 00:20:44,250 --> 00:20:48,220 We now live in a world where divorce is commonplace, 380 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,270 where plenty of people have stepparents. 381 00:20:51,289 --> 00:20:53,159 These things happen. 382 00:20:53,180 --> 00:20:56,280 And they've happened in the royal family. 383 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:58,210 narrator: Charles and Camilla's relationship 384 00:20:58,230 --> 00:21:02,290 is no longer a scandal, so the press shifts its focus 385 00:21:03,009 --> 00:21:05,069 to the young princes. 386 00:21:05,089 --> 00:21:08,219 The hunt is on for the next royal fairy tale. 387 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,140 - [indistinct speech] 388 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:18,010 - Um, no, I don't think so. 389 00:21:23,049 --> 00:21:26,029 [brisk dramatic music] 390 00:21:26,049 --> 00:21:28,119 ♪ ♪ 391 00:21:28,140 --> 00:21:30,140 - Ladies and Gentlemen, their Royal Highnesses, 392 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,020 Prince William and Prince Harry. 393 00:21:33,039 --> 00:21:34,239 [cheers and applause] 394 00:21:34,259 --> 00:21:37,059 narrator: Ten years after the death of Diana, 395 00:21:37,079 --> 00:21:39,189 her sons host a charity concert 396 00:21:39,210 --> 00:21:42,010 to celebrate their mother's life. 397 00:21:42,029 --> 00:21:44,009 - Hello, Wembley! 398 00:21:44,029 --> 00:21:46,129 [cheers and applause] 399 00:21:46,150 --> 00:21:49,180 - The Concert for Diana was the first time, really, 400 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:53,030 that we saw her two sons grown up 401 00:21:53,049 --> 00:21:57,109 and conducting something themselves. 402 00:21:57,130 --> 00:22:00,170 - This evening is about all that our mother loved in life-- 403 00:22:00,190 --> 00:22:05,200 her music, her dance, her charities, 404 00:22:05,220 --> 00:22:08,190 and her family and friends. 405 00:22:08,210 --> 00:22:12,100 narrator: In the crowd that day is William's girlfriend, 406 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:14,039 Kate Middleton. 407 00:22:14,059 --> 00:22:16,059 They'd met during their first year 408 00:22:16,079 --> 00:22:19,179 at St Andrews University in Scotland. 409 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,220 - Kate was really remarkable, because she was 410 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:27,260 quintessentially middle class, as opposed to upper class. 411 00:22:27,279 --> 00:22:31,129 Traditionally, the royals have looked to the aristocracy 412 00:22:31,150 --> 00:22:35,210 when eying up suitors for young British royals. 413 00:22:35,230 --> 00:22:39,100 - They actually spent four years together at St Andrews, 414 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:42,219 at times living with one another, and really, 415 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:47,060 really getting to establish a relationship. 416 00:22:47,079 --> 00:22:50,189 - Prince William would go to the Middletons' home 417 00:22:50,210 --> 00:22:53,110 and spend a lot of time with them. 418 00:22:53,130 --> 00:22:56,250 He felt very at home there, and he could see how 419 00:22:56,269 --> 00:23:00,009 normal families worked. 420 00:23:00,029 --> 00:23:02,119 - I know Diana discussed with William. 421 00:23:02,140 --> 00:23:04,130 And she said, "Whatever you do, 422 00:23:04,150 --> 00:23:07,140 "you must get to know the person you marry. 423 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:11,050 She must be your friend, first and foremost." 424 00:23:13,029 --> 00:23:15,019 narrator: After seven years together, 425 00:23:15,039 --> 00:23:17,169 William proposes to Kate. 426 00:23:17,190 --> 00:23:20,000 - When you go out with someone for quite a long time, 427 00:23:20,019 --> 00:23:23,049 you do get to know each other very, very well. 428 00:23:23,069 --> 00:23:24,279 You go--you go through the good times, 429 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,080 you go through the bad times. 430 00:23:27,099 --> 00:23:29,129 - The Queen and Prince Philip are very close to William. 431 00:23:29,150 --> 00:23:31,230 And allowing William to live with Kate 432 00:23:31,250 --> 00:23:34,180 before they got married, and also to marry a middle class 433 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,240 girl who was not a princess or anything-- 434 00:23:36,259 --> 00:23:40,999 all of those things bespeaks to the fact that they learned. 435 00:23:41,019 --> 00:23:43,129 [light dramatic music] 436 00:23:43,150 --> 00:23:45,210 - And good morning from London. 437 00:23:45,230 --> 00:23:48,060 Millions of people here and across the globe waiting 438 00:23:48,079 --> 00:23:49,289 and watching for the moment Prince William 439 00:23:50,009 --> 00:23:53,149 and Kate Middleton walk down the aisle. 440 00:23:53,170 --> 00:23:56,170 - The Kate-William wedding looked spectacular. 441 00:23:56,190 --> 00:23:58,230 It was the first time that Westminster Abbey had been used 442 00:23:58,250 --> 00:24:02,040 for a big state wedding for some decades. 443 00:24:02,059 --> 00:24:05,029 Yet again, the royals were lifting the mood and giving us 444 00:24:05,049 --> 00:24:07,269 a fantastic international spectacle. 445 00:24:07,289 --> 00:24:10,269 [cheers and applause] 446 00:24:10,289 --> 00:24:13,239 ♪ ♪ 447 00:24:13,259 --> 00:24:16,169 narrator: Two years after their wedding, Prince William 448 00:24:16,190 --> 00:24:20,280 and Kate welcome their first child, a boy. 449 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:24,000 - Here we go, there it is. 450 00:24:24,019 --> 00:24:27,079 The happy couple with the baby. 451 00:24:27,099 --> 00:24:31,059 narrator: Prince George is third in line to the throne. 452 00:24:31,079 --> 00:24:33,279 The succession is secure. 453 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,010 - William has embarked on family life, 454 00:24:36,029 --> 00:24:37,179 he's the perfect prince. 455 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,200 But now, the light redirects itself onto his 456 00:24:40,220 --> 00:24:43,130 younger brother, Harry. 457 00:24:44,079 --> 00:24:47,039 - Prince Harry had a few troubled years as a teenager. 458 00:24:47,059 --> 00:24:51,009 There'd been issues about drugs and late-night drinking. 459 00:24:51,029 --> 00:24:54,219 He had been at a friend's fancy dress party, 460 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:57,060 unwisely dressed as a Nazi, 461 00:24:57,079 --> 00:25:00,039 and he was pilloried in the press. 462 00:25:00,059 --> 00:25:03,049 - For many years, Harry, there's no doubt he drifted. 463 00:25:03,069 --> 00:25:05,259 And he didn't really have a-- a clear sense of purpose 464 00:25:05,279 --> 00:25:07,129 and direction. 465 00:25:07,150 --> 00:25:09,010 - [indistinct shout] 466 00:25:09,029 --> 00:25:11,139 narrator: At the age of 20, Prince Harry joins 467 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:14,260 the Armed Forces, but he is determined that 468 00:25:14,279 --> 00:25:17,159 this won't be a ceremonial role. 469 00:25:17,180 --> 00:25:20,240 He serves two tours of duty in Afghanistan. 470 00:25:20,259 --> 00:25:22,079 - [indistinct speech] 471 00:25:22,099 --> 00:25:26,109 - Prince Harry loved being in Afghanistan. 472 00:25:26,130 --> 00:25:28,230 He was right on the frontline. 473 00:25:28,250 --> 00:25:31,060 He slept in hammocks. 474 00:25:31,079 --> 00:25:34,119 He was treated like an ordinary person. 475 00:25:34,140 --> 00:25:39,010 And he found, um, a family in the army. 476 00:25:39,029 --> 00:25:40,249 [indistinct radio chatter] 477 00:25:40,269 --> 00:25:42,999 - He was a captain, he had a job to do, he had men to lead, 478 00:25:43,019 --> 00:25:44,229 and that's what he did. 479 00:25:44,250 --> 00:25:46,200 That was probably the first time in his life 480 00:25:46,220 --> 00:25:49,170 that he really felt like himself. 481 00:25:49,190 --> 00:25:52,200 - I think when he joined the military, 482 00:25:52,220 --> 00:25:54,100 that was the making of him. 483 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:56,159 And it has shaped him, in--in the way that he looks 484 00:25:56,180 --> 00:25:58,110 at life, in the way that he looks at other people, 485 00:25:58,130 --> 00:26:00,060 in his sense of duty. 486 00:26:00,079 --> 00:26:02,009 [cheers and applause] 487 00:26:02,029 --> 00:26:04,209 narrator: Harry's military experience inspires him 488 00:26:04,230 --> 00:26:07,270 to start a charity for wounded veterans. 489 00:26:07,289 --> 00:26:11,229 - Over the past eight years, I witnessed the whole cycle 490 00:26:11,250 --> 00:26:15,000 of life-changing injury. I can only begin to imagine 491 00:26:15,019 --> 00:26:17,259 how challenging the journey of recovery is. 492 00:26:17,279 --> 00:26:19,239 - Whatever you might perceive of the privilege 493 00:26:19,259 --> 00:26:21,219 that comes with being a prince, 494 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:24,170 Prince Harry's had a difficult upbringing. 495 00:26:24,190 --> 00:26:28,110 His mother was tragically killed at a very young age. 496 00:26:28,130 --> 00:26:31,250 That's an incredibly difficult thing for a young person 497 00:26:31,269 --> 00:26:33,259 to have to deal with. 498 00:26:33,279 --> 00:26:36,009 - William and Harry came to take on 499 00:26:36,029 --> 00:26:37,269 one of the mental health charges, and it was 500 00:26:37,289 --> 00:26:40,109 fascinating, really, how they used their own 501 00:26:40,130 --> 00:26:42,280 personal experiences, like the loss of their mother, 502 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,280 to talk about mental health. 503 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:46,130 - We never--we never really talked about it, 504 00:26:46,150 --> 00:26:48,240 we never really talked about, um, losing our mum 505 00:26:48,259 --> 00:26:50,099 at such a young age, and when you speak to 506 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:52,109 other people's families and little kids and stuff, 507 00:26:52,130 --> 00:26:54,010 you think, "Wow, you know, 508 00:26:54,029 --> 00:26:56,259 I don't want them to have to go through the same things." 509 00:26:56,279 --> 00:26:58,279 - But, you know, even Harry and I, over the years, 510 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:01,020 have not talked enough about, you know, our mother. 511 00:27:01,039 --> 00:27:04,009 You know, we-- - No, never enough. 512 00:27:04,029 --> 00:27:08,249 Shutting down all of my emotions for the last 20 years 513 00:27:08,269 --> 00:27:11,159 has had a-- a quite serious effect. 514 00:27:11,180 --> 00:27:14,230 All of a sudden, all of this grief that I'd never processed 515 00:27:14,250 --> 00:27:17,040 started to come to the forefront. 516 00:27:17,059 --> 00:27:19,229 I've probably been very close to a complete breakdown 517 00:27:19,250 --> 00:27:22,260 on--on numerous occasions. 518 00:27:22,279 --> 00:27:26,119 - For someone in Prince Harry's position to say that, 519 00:27:26,140 --> 00:27:29,250 you now hear a lot of people saying that has had a huge 520 00:27:29,269 --> 00:27:32,209 impact on society feeling more comfortable talking about 521 00:27:32,230 --> 00:27:34,130 mental health. 522 00:27:34,150 --> 00:27:37,270 - He wanted to really break the taboo, to give others 523 00:27:37,289 --> 00:27:42,239 the chance to seek help without, uh, being ashamed. 524 00:27:42,259 --> 00:27:46,009 [gentle dramatic music] 525 00:27:46,029 --> 00:27:48,129 narrator: At a charity event in Canada, 526 00:27:48,150 --> 00:27:52,060 Harry introduces the world to the woman who will change 527 00:27:52,079 --> 00:27:58,059 his life forever, actress Meghan Markle. 528 00:27:58,079 --> 00:28:00,109 - He was able to find somebody that he connected with, 529 00:28:00,130 --> 00:28:04,200 somebody that had the same passion for helping others. 530 00:28:04,220 --> 00:28:08,060 - Meghan Markle seemed an unlikely candidate. 531 00:28:08,079 --> 00:28:11,139 Certainly, in the history of the monarchy, um, 532 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:15,010 divorced Americans have not fared so well. 533 00:28:15,029 --> 00:28:17,089 But times change. 534 00:28:17,109 --> 00:28:20,019 - Here they are, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. 535 00:28:20,039 --> 00:28:23,239 This will be their first official photo shoot 536 00:28:23,259 --> 00:28:26,069 as an engaged couple. 537 00:28:26,089 --> 00:28:30,119 - Meghan was like a breath of fresh air, she was fantastic. 538 00:28:30,140 --> 00:28:35,170 No, she wasn't the shy, retiring royal girlfriend. 539 00:28:35,190 --> 00:28:38,210 - If Meghan Markle was the slightest bit nervous about 540 00:28:38,230 --> 00:28:40,190 stepping out in front of the British public 541 00:28:40,210 --> 00:28:44,010 for the very first time, it didn't show. 542 00:28:44,029 --> 00:28:46,019 - And we're particularly happy. Uh, it's been our first 543 00:28:46,039 --> 00:28:47,249 Royal Foundation event with Meghan. 544 00:28:47,269 --> 00:28:50,149 - Women don't need to find a voice; they have a voice. 545 00:28:50,170 --> 00:28:52,080 They need to feel empowered to use it. 546 00:28:52,099 --> 00:28:55,099 And people need to be encouraged to listen. 547 00:28:55,119 --> 00:28:59,289 - The young royals are a real PR boost to the royal family. 548 00:29:00,009 --> 00:29:03,139 They--they're modern, attractive. 549 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:08,120 So I think that they really renovated the royal brand. 550 00:29:08,140 --> 00:29:10,270 - We in the press started talking about the Fab Four. 551 00:29:10,289 --> 00:29:12,219 What could they achieve together? 552 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:15,240 They seemed a great and very dynamic unit. 553 00:29:15,259 --> 00:29:17,249 But it didn't last very long. 554 00:29:22,279 --> 00:29:25,259 [tense music] 555 00:29:25,279 --> 00:29:29,269 ♪ ♪ 556 00:29:29,289 --> 00:29:33,029 narrator: On a beautiful spring day, thousands gather 557 00:29:33,049 --> 00:29:36,029 as Meghan Markle arrives at Windsor Castle 558 00:29:36,049 --> 00:29:38,019 to marry Prince Harry. 559 00:29:38,039 --> 00:29:40,999 - It was very different to anything we'd seen before 560 00:29:41,019 --> 00:29:42,119 with royal weddings. 561 00:29:42,140 --> 00:29:44,110 It had a gospel choir, 562 00:29:44,130 --> 00:29:48,160 it had the bride walking herself up the aisle. 563 00:29:48,180 --> 00:29:52,120 It had an American bishop delivering the address. 564 00:29:52,140 --> 00:29:58,010 - The late Dr. Martin Luther King once said, and I quote, 565 00:29:58,029 --> 00:30:01,219 "We must discover the power of love." 566 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:05,040 - Meghan was bringing some of her black heritage 567 00:30:05,059 --> 00:30:06,159 to the table. 568 00:30:06,180 --> 00:30:08,190 It speaks to her sense of self. 569 00:30:08,210 --> 00:30:12,190 [cheers and applause] 570 00:30:12,210 --> 00:30:16,010 - I think the Queen as a grandmother was delighted 571 00:30:16,029 --> 00:30:21,289 for Harry, but both Charles and William were cautious. 572 00:30:22,009 --> 00:30:24,259 There was a sense that Harry needed to be careful 573 00:30:24,279 --> 00:30:28,069 to make sure Meghan knew what she was getting into. 574 00:30:29,220 --> 00:30:32,260 - The tabloids have a very contradictory relationship 575 00:30:32,279 --> 00:30:35,249 with the monarchy. On the one hand, they're very 576 00:30:35,269 --> 00:30:38,059 celebratory of the institution. 577 00:30:38,079 --> 00:30:41,279 They--They like to celebrate births, marriages. 578 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:45,260 And yet, there is another side to this relationship. 579 00:30:45,279 --> 00:30:49,089 And that is, having built these individuals up, 580 00:30:49,109 --> 00:30:52,999 the tabloid journalists love to tear them down. 581 00:30:54,069 --> 00:30:58,169 There was animosity because she was different. 582 00:30:59,259 --> 00:31:01,179 There are questions that hang over her, 583 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:03,000 about what has come before. 584 00:31:03,019 --> 00:31:04,029 What is her history? 585 00:31:04,049 --> 00:31:06,079 What is her past? 586 00:31:06,099 --> 00:31:10,149 - Meghan has been married before, she's had a career, 587 00:31:10,170 --> 00:31:14,030 and she has ideas of her own. 588 00:31:14,049 --> 00:31:18,269 - She is a very strong-minded, ambitious professional woman. 589 00:31:18,289 --> 00:31:22,069 - All of that seems to be supremely irritating 590 00:31:22,089 --> 00:31:23,289 to the British press. 591 00:31:25,190 --> 00:31:28,180 - There were a series of incidents which got them 592 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:31,060 bad publicity. 593 00:31:31,079 --> 00:31:34,009 - Harry and Meghan are seen as publicly extravagant, 594 00:31:34,029 --> 00:31:37,019 taking private jets to go holidaying. 595 00:31:39,009 --> 00:31:42,139 - Meghan took a very expensive flight to America 596 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:46,000 and had a very expensive baby shower. 597 00:31:46,019 --> 00:31:48,009 - It's interpreted as hypocritical 598 00:31:48,029 --> 00:31:51,129 because they regularly talk publicly about the importance 599 00:31:51,150 --> 00:31:54,200 of, uh, becoming better environmentalists. 600 00:31:56,079 --> 00:31:58,279 narrator: The criticism mounts after the couple's baby, 601 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,200 Archie, is born in May, 2019. 602 00:32:01,220 --> 00:32:03,040 [camera shutter clicking] 603 00:32:03,059 --> 00:32:05,009 - There is a sort of unwritten contract 604 00:32:05,029 --> 00:32:06,239 that the British public helps 605 00:32:06,259 --> 00:32:09,269 to fund the royal family in exchange for 606 00:32:09,289 --> 00:32:13,139 little glimpses of babies and family life. 607 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:16,030 - But they didn't want to talk about where the baby was born. 608 00:32:16,049 --> 00:32:21,159 They didn't want the press covering the christening. 609 00:32:21,180 --> 00:32:25,090 - I think the public were confused about the way they 610 00:32:25,109 --> 00:32:29,079 decided to, uh, withhold information. 611 00:32:29,099 --> 00:32:32,269 And I think people felt that there is an element 612 00:32:32,289 --> 00:32:36,129 of obligation on Harry and Meghan's part 613 00:32:36,150 --> 00:32:38,020 to offer a little bit more. 614 00:32:38,039 --> 00:32:40,059 narrator: The couple is determined to guard 615 00:32:40,079 --> 00:32:43,219 Baby Archie from the media intrusion. 616 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:48,170 But scrutiny of their own lives is harder to control. 617 00:32:48,190 --> 00:32:50,260 - Thinking back to the time when Harry and Meghan 618 00:32:50,279 --> 00:32:56,159 first got together, there was, uh, tabloid, uh, speculation 619 00:32:56,180 --> 00:32:59,050 that used highly racialized imagery. 620 00:32:59,069 --> 00:33:01,109 [dramatic music] 621 00:33:01,130 --> 00:33:03,240 - There is this terrible criticism of Meghan. 622 00:33:03,259 --> 00:33:07,039 It's racist, it's sexist, it calls her an outsider, 623 00:33:07,059 --> 00:33:10,079 it calls her exotic, there's talk about her from gangland. 624 00:33:11,220 --> 00:33:14,260 There was a tabloid story that she came 625 00:33:14,279 --> 00:33:18,249 "straight out of Compton," a part of Los Angeles 626 00:33:18,269 --> 00:33:21,229 which had a fairly rough reputation. 627 00:33:23,009 --> 00:33:26,269 That allusion with all of that racialized baggage-- 628 00:33:26,289 --> 00:33:29,059 it's very potent. 629 00:33:29,079 --> 00:33:32,999 - I read stuff from certain writers who said, 630 00:33:33,019 --> 00:33:36,179 "Well, we can absolutely understand why he's in love 631 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:41,150 with her and why he fancies her, but you don't marry her." 632 00:33:41,170 --> 00:33:44,060 It is racism, it's totally racial. 633 00:33:44,079 --> 00:33:48,039 - I do think that a lot of the press coverage 634 00:33:48,059 --> 00:33:53,159 of Meghan Markle has been, you know, extraordinarily sour, 635 00:33:53,180 --> 00:33:59,070 um, misogynist, and I would say implicitly racist. 636 00:33:59,089 --> 00:34:01,279 ♪ ♪ 637 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:05,150 - That must've been a shock to her and very wounding. 638 00:34:05,170 --> 00:34:08,100 [indistinct yelling and cheering] 639 00:34:08,119 --> 00:34:11,139 narrator: In September 2019, Harry and Meghan 640 00:34:11,159 --> 00:34:15,019 undertake a Royal Tour of Southern Africa. 641 00:34:15,039 --> 00:34:17,209 - I want to you know that, for me, I am here with you 642 00:34:17,230 --> 00:34:22,150 as a mother, as a wife, as a woman, 643 00:34:22,170 --> 00:34:25,240 as a woman of color, and as your sister. 644 00:34:25,260 --> 00:34:28,180 [cheers and applause] 645 00:34:28,199 --> 00:34:31,089 narrator: As the couple prepares to return home, 646 00:34:31,110 --> 00:34:32,280 Meghan shares her feelings 647 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:35,140 about the pressure she is under. 648 00:34:35,159 --> 00:34:40,269 - Can you put up with this? Can you deal with it? 649 00:34:40,289 --> 00:34:44,249 - It's not enough to just survive something, right? 650 00:34:44,269 --> 00:34:46,249 Like, that's not the point of life. 651 00:34:46,269 --> 00:34:49,009 You've got to thrive, you've got to feel happy, 652 00:34:49,030 --> 00:34:53,150 and I think I really tried to adopt this British sensibility 653 00:34:53,170 --> 00:34:58,140 of a stiff upper lip, but I think that what that does 654 00:34:58,159 --> 00:35:01,219 internally is probably really damaging. 655 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:05,049 I never thought that this would be easy. 656 00:35:05,070 --> 00:35:07,170 But I thought it would be fair. 657 00:35:08,230 --> 00:35:11,090 narrator: For Prince Harry, the media frenzy surrounding 658 00:35:11,110 --> 00:35:15,010 his new family triggers painful memories. 659 00:35:15,030 --> 00:35:18,130 - Every single time I see a camera, every single time 660 00:35:18,150 --> 00:35:21,050 I hear a click, every single time I see a flash, 661 00:35:21,070 --> 00:35:22,210 it takes me straight back. 662 00:35:23,239 --> 00:35:28,009 It's the worst reminder of her life, as opposed to the best. 663 00:35:28,030 --> 00:35:30,170 [camera shutters clicking] 664 00:35:30,190 --> 00:35:34,190 - Always in the back of his mind he has that terrible fear 665 00:35:34,210 --> 00:35:37,060 that something is going to happen to Meghan 666 00:35:37,079 --> 00:35:40,219 along the same lines as happened to his mother. 667 00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:44,089 - If it was me, I would figure out what I'm going to do next, 668 00:35:44,110 --> 00:35:47,090 for the sake of Meghan and the sake of my child. 669 00:35:47,110 --> 00:35:50,130 Because that's what matters here. 670 00:35:50,150 --> 00:35:52,190 - I'll always protect my family. 671 00:35:52,210 --> 00:35:55,030 I'll not be bullied into playing a game 672 00:35:55,050 --> 00:35:57,030 that's killed my mum. 673 00:36:02,159 --> 00:36:05,019 [dramatic music] 674 00:36:05,039 --> 00:36:07,209 - Breaking News tonight. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex 675 00:36:07,230 --> 00:36:10,050 have announced that they intend to step back 676 00:36:10,070 --> 00:36:12,290 as senior members of the royal family. 677 00:36:13,010 --> 00:36:15,160 - Harry, Harry, Harry! 678 00:36:15,179 --> 00:36:18,109 narrator: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan want to redefine 679 00:36:18,130 --> 00:36:22,080 their roles and split their time between Britain 680 00:36:22,099 --> 00:36:24,159 and North America. 681 00:36:24,179 --> 00:36:28,149 - Harry is making this decision because he can't cope 682 00:36:28,170 --> 00:36:31,200 with the life that they're living. 683 00:36:31,219 --> 00:36:34,039 [quiet dramatic music] 684 00:36:34,059 --> 00:36:36,209 Meghan has probably felt under siege. 685 00:36:36,230 --> 00:36:40,010 And Harry, I think, has quite rightly 686 00:36:40,030 --> 00:36:42,020 tried to protect his wife. 687 00:36:42,039 --> 00:36:44,149 - I want you to hear the truth from me, 688 00:36:44,170 --> 00:36:48,200 as much as I can share-- not as a prince, or a duke, 689 00:36:48,219 --> 00:36:51,109 but as Harry. 690 00:36:51,130 --> 00:36:55,090 I have grown up feeling supported from so many of you, 691 00:36:55,110 --> 00:36:59,040 and I watched as you welcomed Meghan with open arms. 692 00:37:01,030 --> 00:37:05,090 The UK is my home, and a place that I love. 693 00:37:05,110 --> 00:37:07,070 That will never change. 694 00:37:09,099 --> 00:37:11,069 But I hope that helps you understand 695 00:37:11,090 --> 00:37:15,140 what it had to come to, that I would step my family back 696 00:37:15,159 --> 00:37:19,209 from all I have ever known, to take a--take a step forward 697 00:37:19,230 --> 00:37:22,150 into what I hope can be a more peaceful life. 698 00:37:24,159 --> 00:37:26,169 - Harry is six times removed. 699 00:37:26,190 --> 00:37:29,270 So they are way down the line of succession. 700 00:37:29,289 --> 00:37:34,179 To be a royal, you have to sacrifice a degree of privacy 701 00:37:34,199 --> 00:37:36,079 and personal happiness. 702 00:37:36,099 --> 00:37:39,119 And Harry or Meghan just don't want to sign up to it. 703 00:37:40,190 --> 00:37:44,020 - Prince Harry's statement brings to the fore a central 704 00:37:44,039 --> 00:37:47,069 question about what being 705 00:37:47,090 --> 00:37:49,040 a member of the royal family is all about. 706 00:37:49,059 --> 00:37:51,129 You know, is it a birthright? 707 00:37:51,150 --> 00:37:55,190 Is it a duty? Or is it a job? 708 00:37:55,210 --> 00:37:57,120 [brisk tense music] 709 00:37:57,139 --> 00:38:00,099 narrator: But Prince William, second in line to the throne, 710 00:38:00,119 --> 00:38:04,139 is embracing his role as future king. 711 00:38:04,159 --> 00:38:07,109 - William is the responsible one, doing the duty, 712 00:38:07,130 --> 00:38:09,290 going through the motions, and that is really 713 00:38:10,010 --> 00:38:12,070 rather important. 714 00:38:12,090 --> 00:38:16,190 - William is the future head of the firm, 715 00:38:16,210 --> 00:38:19,040 and the firm is what matters. 716 00:38:19,059 --> 00:38:22,089 narrator: William and Kate now have three children: 717 00:38:22,110 --> 00:38:24,190 Prince George and Princess Charlotte, 718 00:38:24,210 --> 00:38:27,290 who's two years younger, and Prince Louis, 719 00:38:28,010 --> 00:38:30,280 born in 2018. 720 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:33,020 - If you look to William and Kate, 721 00:38:33,039 --> 00:38:35,089 they don't look like they want to change the monarchy. 722 00:38:35,110 --> 00:38:38,130 They're more about continuity. 723 00:38:38,150 --> 00:38:42,100 - We saw very clearly in the recent Christmas photograph 724 00:38:42,119 --> 00:38:47,029 that the line of succession goes from Elizabeth to Charles 725 00:38:47,050 --> 00:38:49,190 to William and then to George. 726 00:38:49,210 --> 00:38:51,030 - It's very hierarchical. 727 00:38:51,050 --> 00:38:53,040 Every member of that line of succession 728 00:38:53,059 --> 00:38:54,249 understands their place. 729 00:38:54,269 --> 00:38:56,219 And I think that tells you an enormous amount about 730 00:38:56,239 --> 00:38:59,009 the way that family operates. 731 00:38:59,030 --> 00:39:01,050 [triumphant music] 732 00:39:01,070 --> 00:39:05,140 narrator: The House of Windsor is at a crossroads. 733 00:39:05,159 --> 00:39:09,119 In a world where deference is no longer the norm, 734 00:39:09,139 --> 00:39:13,239 how does the royal family remain relevant? 735 00:39:13,260 --> 00:39:16,180 - The Queen belongs to a different era. 736 00:39:16,199 --> 00:39:20,139 Monarchy was much more secure when she came to the throne. 737 00:39:20,159 --> 00:39:24,169 It wasn't challenged in the way that I think it is today. 738 00:39:26,159 --> 00:39:29,179 - The royal family is caught in this bind between the need, 739 00:39:29,199 --> 00:39:33,079 on the one hand, to modernize and embrace modernity, 740 00:39:33,099 --> 00:39:35,079 but at the same time to maintain those traditional 741 00:39:35,099 --> 00:39:38,089 elements of the monarchy as well. 742 00:39:38,110 --> 00:39:41,250 - The monarch is only there by consent of the people. 743 00:39:41,269 --> 00:39:45,059 If the people really, really, really don't want a monarchy, 744 00:39:45,079 --> 00:39:48,039 then our monarchy will disappear. 745 00:39:48,059 --> 00:39:51,079 [solemn music] 746 00:39:51,099 --> 00:39:56,159 ♪ ♪ 747 00:39:56,179 --> 00:39:59,099 narrator: For over a century, the Windsors have been 748 00:39:59,119 --> 00:40:02,999 the custodians of a monarchy that stretches back 749 00:40:03,019 --> 00:40:05,289 nearly 1,000 years. 750 00:40:06,010 --> 00:40:09,180 [cheers and applause] 751 00:40:09,199 --> 00:40:14,049 It has survived abdication, 752 00:40:14,070 --> 00:40:17,240 family rifts, 753 00:40:17,260 --> 00:40:21,230 bitter divorce, 754 00:40:21,250 --> 00:40:23,270 and tragedy. 755 00:40:25,130 --> 00:40:29,170 And holding it together for nearly 70 years 756 00:40:29,190 --> 00:40:33,130 has been Queen Elizabeth II. 757 00:40:35,130 --> 00:40:38,000 - I think the Queen will be remembered as the most 758 00:40:38,019 --> 00:40:41,159 resilient public figure of recent times. 759 00:40:41,179 --> 00:40:44,049 Famous from the moment she was born, through the immense 760 00:40:44,070 --> 00:40:47,220 changes of modern Britain, and to serve the people 761 00:40:47,239 --> 00:40:50,219 all that time--this is a remarkable achievement. 762 00:40:50,239 --> 00:40:53,209 [crowd cheering] 763 00:40:53,230 --> 00:40:57,020 - I don't think the Queen's changed one iota 764 00:40:57,039 --> 00:40:59,999 since the day she became Queen. 765 00:41:00,019 --> 00:41:02,099 She's an example to everybody-- 766 00:41:02,119 --> 00:41:05,179 how to do a job throughout your life. 767 00:41:05,199 --> 00:41:10,289 She's been steadfast in her duties and never let us down. 768 00:41:11,010 --> 00:41:13,090 And she never will. 769 00:41:13,110 --> 00:41:15,260 - I think there's something comforting 770 00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:19,060 about that level of stability. 771 00:41:19,079 --> 00:41:21,179 It makes one wonder what on earth will happen 772 00:41:21,199 --> 00:41:25,029 to the royal family once the Queen dies. 773 00:41:28,110 --> 00:41:30,120 narrator: If the Windsors are to survive, 774 00:41:30,139 --> 00:41:34,179 the vow taken by Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch 775 00:41:34,199 --> 00:41:39,289 in British history, is a model for her successors. 776 00:41:40,010 --> 00:41:44,010 - I declare before you all, that my whole life, 777 00:41:44,030 --> 00:41:46,210 whether it be long or short, 778 00:41:46,230 --> 00:41:50,010 shall be devoted to your service. 779 00:41:50,030 --> 00:41:51,190 There is a motto 780 00:41:51,210 --> 00:41:55,020 which has been borne by many of my ancestors. 781 00:41:55,039 --> 00:41:58,109 A noble motto: "I serve."